A major fire broke out in a building of industrial company MTH in Hoogeveen this afternoon around 12.15 pm. The building on Stephensonstraat can no longer be saved and the fire brigade is therefore allowing the building to burn out in a controlled manner. There is a lot of black smoke visible.
“We are present in large numbers. It is quite a large building, with a lot of technology inside,” says a spokesperson for the Drenthe Safety Region. Several agricultural vehicles are said to be stored in the building. “That has a great fire potential.”
The fire brigade received a notification from the industrial company after an incipient fire was observed on one of the cameras inside. “No one was present at the time,” said the spokesperson for the Safety Region. Drones are used to determine from above with a heat camera where the largest heat sources are located.
An NL-Alert has now also been sent for residents in the Hoogeveen area. They are advised to close windows and doors to stay out of smoke. The smoke plumes are also clearly visible outside Hoogeveen, as far as Emmen.
Part of Stephenson Street is closed while the fire is being extinguished. “For the time being, we are still busy extinguishing the fire,” the spokesperson said. It is not yet known how the fire started.
